lunes, 7 de enero de 2013

Understanding the Medieval Book: Preaching and Piety.

A Seminar with Dr. Eric Johnson, Curator of
Early Books & Manuscripts, OSU

Students, scholars and
librarians are invited to enroll in a seminar on the medieval book, to be held
at the University of South Carolina, 4-5 March 2013

Because this free
seminar is a hands-on experience, space is limited to 25 participants.

What:
"Understanding the Medieval Book" explores the layout and function of
important medieval book-types. This year’s seminar covers manuscripts used for
preaching and piety, including Books of Hours, breviaries, psalters, bibles, missals, sermon collections,
devotional miscellanies, and manuals of pastoral care. Participants in this seminar will acquire a fundamental understanding of
these medieval books and, by extension, be able to catalogue, publicize, and
exploit them in designing courses on language, literature, history, history of
the book, art history, and a host of other humanities subjects. Participants
will use USC's collection of approximately 130 medieval manuscripts and
fragments, including the newly acquired Boyvin Hours.

Where: The Irvin Dept.
of Rare Books and Special Collections, Hollings Library, University of South
Carolina, Columbia. Participants will enjoy working a newly opened facility
with integrated projection for broadcasting digital surrogates. The Hollings
Library is central to campus, which is located in the center of the state's
capital city.

When: 4-5 March 2013:
9 am - 4 pm. An evening lecture at the Hollings Library on the Monday (4 March)
with a reception to follow. The lecture is entitled, “Reintegrating the Disintegrated:
Forms, Functions, and Utilities of Medieval Manuscript Fragments in Modern
Scholarship.”

Who: Dr. Eric J. Johnson is the Curator of Early
Books & Manuscripts at the Rare Books & Manuscripts Library at The Ohio
State University where he teaches widely across the University’s medieval and
renaissance curriculum, with particular emphasis on manuscript studies and book
history. He holds a PhD in Medieval Studies from the Centre for Medieval
Studies at the University of York (UK), and his research interests include
medieval manuscript studies, book history (in all its forms), popular theology
in the Middle Ages, and the pedagogical uses of primary source materials.

Cost: The seminar is free. Refreshments are offered at all breaks, but
lunch and dinner are not provided. Participants may wish to stay locally at any
of the area hotels. The Inn at Carolina, Claussen's Inn, and Clarion Town House
are recommended for proximity.